(共19张PPT)
Unit 3
Faster, higher, stronger
Faster Higher Stronger
Warm up
Height
Strength
Toughness
What are the requirements to become a successful basketball player
Can a short, thin and “weak” boy achieve success in basketball
Stephen Curry
Height
Weight
Position
1.91m
84kg
Point Guard
What does his road to success look like
Predict
What is the passage mainly about
How he achieved success in basketball.
What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage
A. To explain why Stephen Curry was doubted by many people.
B. To inform people about Stephen Curry’s basketball skills.
C. To inspire people with Stephen Curry’s determination to succeed.
Fast reading
What has Stephen Curry achieved
in a row
How did he achieve success (Para.1 )
Through a _______ basket
_______ NBA courts
simple
bright shiny
a far cry from
contrast
Is this contrast necessary Why
Careful reading
Contrast is an effective tool in emphasizing author’s point.
Contrast
Through a _______ basket
_______ NBA courts
simple
bright shiny
a far cry from
The two types of courts provide totally different training conditions. Through this strong contrast the author can arouse readers’interest to read and explore: How can Curry walk the road to success in NBA from such poor training condition
To show his basket ball career developed from a low point.
Why does the author mention the “simple basket” at the start of the passage
What kind of road is it for Curry at the beginning
A narrow dirt road.
What’s Curry’s reaction to this narrow dier road (Para.2)
Conditions (reasons) Reaction (outcomes) _______ basketball court The __________ plastic backboard ___________ with every shot. adjust his own ______________ He learnt to be __________ and __________ as a player.
Practicing day in and day out helped _______________.
___________________ lining the road under the basket caused the ball to ___________________ the basket was ______________ learn to shook with _________________ muddy
weak
gave away
Bumps and rocks
bounce in all directions
heavy and thick
playing style
great accuracy
creative
flexible
sharpen his skills
broke
Find out three contrasting facts in Para.3.
1. Although Curry’s father was successful as a basketball player, ________________ ___________________________________
2. Despite the doubts from his high school teammates and coaches,_______________ ___________________________________
3. Little-known though Davidson College might be, Curry______________________ ___________________________________
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in 2009
Curry’s performance in the NBA. (Para.4&5.)
in 2015
during
2015-2017
National Basketball Association
selected
joined
won
led
received
He performed beyond everyone’s expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts.
What can we learn from his philosophy (Para.5.)
direct speech
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What is the advantage of using direct speech
Direct speech is "one of the most dramatic means of conveyinq characters psychological and ideological points of view.
What made him successful (Para.5.)
Self-belief
Perseverance
Hard work
Despite many people thinking he couldn’t follow in his father’s footsteps, he carried on playing basketball.
Practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.
Stephen never gave up and valued the fact that he could work every single day to get better.
What is the discourse type of the text
Post reading
feature新闻特写
a hook
+
the “meat”
+
the ending
attract readers’ attention
provide details of the story
a summary
a powerful quote
Organise information from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry. (Activity 4)
Stephen Curry is the son of the famous basketballer Dell Curry. He spent his childhood years practising basketball on 1 . The poor conditions helped him develop his own playing style. He also learnt to 2 . Despite this,it seemed unlikely to many people that Stephen would be a great basketball player,as he was 3 .
Nonetheless Stephen refused to 4 ,and ended up playing college ball for
Davidson College. In 2009,he joined the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. In 2015,he
led them to their first NBA championship since 1975. Stephen achieved his dream
through 5 .
a muddy basketball court
Nationality :6 Occupation :7________________
Awards :8 ________________________
be creative and flexible
too short,too thin and too weak to follow in his father’s footsteps
give up
self-belief,hard work,perseverance and some help from an old hoop
American
basketball player
the Most Valuable Player
Life lies in movement.
Sport is the source of life.
Summary
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